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Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West by Michael Moore
Michael Moore's celebrated companion guides comprehensively cover the entire range of medicinal herbs found in New Mexico, Arizona, West Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and the California desert. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West is the long-established classic work on medicinal herbs of the Western uplands. An authoritative presentation of more than 100 species, it is unsurpassed as a field guide and for its authoritative information on collection and medicinal preparation. Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West focuses on the plant life of rocky and arid lands of the West, and includes even more detailed information on the preparation and use of these vital herbs.
130 plant types are discussed, with details of identification, ecologic factors, habitat, collecting, preparation, constituents and medicinal uses. There are distribution maps and line illustrations (by Mimi Kamp) for all plants, and 52 color photographs. 351 pp.
"The comments on ecological status and indications about rarity are, as far as I know, unique to his book. No other proponents of herbalism seem to be aware of this aspect of humans and their environments....this is the excellent product that we have come to expect from Moore. This delightful and informative book should be on the bookshelves of anyone interested in plants and people. Thanks for sharing with us Michael!"
(Daniel F. Austin, Ph.D, ECONOMIC BOTANY)
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West by Michael Moore
Michael Moore's celebrated companion guides comprehensively cover the entire range of medicinal herbs found in New Mexico, Arizona, West Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and the California desert. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West is the long-established classic work on medicinal herbs of the Western uplands. An authoritative presentation of more than 100 species, it is unsurpassed as a field guide and for its authoritative information on collection and medicinal preparation. Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West focuses on the plant life of rocky and arid lands of the West, and includes even more detailed information on the preparation and use of these vital herbs.
80 plant types are discussed, with details of identification, habitat, collecting, preparation, and medicinal uses. Line illustrations for all plants, and 8 pages of color. Illustrations by Mimi Kamp and Nora Ryerson. 212 pp.
"There are few (if any) herbalists in the U.S. as much respected by their peers as Michael Moore...whether your interest is passing or professional, you will want a copy of this book."
(Steven Foster, BOTANICAL AND HERB REVIEWS)
"...Moore has published a book with the finest format I've ever seen in an herbal."
(Paul Bergner, MEDICAL HERBALISM)
"I have often consulted the author's previous work, and I expect to be a frequent reader of this new volume.
(Andrew Weil, from his introduction)
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Los Remedios: Traditional Herbal Remedies of the Southwest by Michael Moore
The traditional plant medicines of the Spanish Southwest, with preparations, doses, and their healing applications. Further, the author offers qualitative opinions as to their probable efficacy and the level of potential toxicity (if any). Known contraindications and drug inter-reactions are also given. Thirty plants are illustrated by Mimi Kamp. 108 pages.
"There are few herbalists with the experience and candor of Michael Moore, and none with an equal ability to succinctly distill that knowledge to the printed page...practical, entertaining and useful."
(Steven Foster, BOTANICAL AND HERB REVIEWS)
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West by Michael Moore
82 major plant monographs, with details of identification, habitat, constituents, collecting, processing and storage, stability, preparations, medicinal uses and contraindications. 120 other plant types are further dealt with in briefer detail, and referenced to other reliable and more detailed texts. Line illustrations for all major plants by Mimi Kamp, distribution maps by the author, 16 pages of color photographs by Mimi Kamp. 364 pp.
"Like a grizzled old botanical Lone Ranger galloping solo across the vast frontier of Western Herbalism, Michael Moore, steadfast and true, rides to the rescue again...he presents a tremendous amount of information concisely while infusing it with wisdom, wit, and personal reminiscences"
(Michael Castleman, THE HERB COMPANION)
"This is the crowning jewel in Moore's trinity of books on medicinal plants of western North America...it has the best glossary I have ever seen in an herb book."
Steven Foster, HERBALGRAM)
"West Coast herbalists, naturalists and wildflower enthusiasts will find renewed appreciation for the plants in their bioregion from even a cursory reading of this deeply detailed work. Makes me want to move west."
(Susun Weed)
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande: Traditional Medicine of the Southwest by L. S. M. Curtin, Michael Moore (Editor), Mimi Kamp (Illustrator), Mary Austin (Introduction), L. S. M. Curtin
First published in 1947 and long out of print, I was pleased to have the chance to annotate and update this seminal work on the traditional home remedies of the Spanish Southwest. Working with the publisher Jim Mafchir (we have worked together on all five of these books) and the illustrator Mimi Kamp, this book gave me the chance to edit Mrs. Curtin-Paloheimo's landmark text, add personal observations (I sold remedios for 15 years in Northern New Mexico), update the botanical nomenclature, add references, a glossary of local Spanish terms, and generally render this classic work more practical for current usage.
248 pages, 87 line drawings, notes, bibliographies, remedy and general indices.
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Herbs for the Urinary Tract by Michael Moore
In this Keats Good Herb Guide, I examine the physiology of the kidneys, the patterns of stress that alter their function, the underlying metabolic causes of urinary tract disorders, and explain how they can be managed with prevention, proper diet and the judicious use of some simple and safe herbs. -- Michael Moore
100 pages.
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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The Healing Power of Herbs: The Enlightened Person's Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants by N.D. Michael T. Murray
Ingram
Some of the most powerful preventatives to modern ailments are not located in prescription drugs or vitamin pills but on a common spice rack. In this most up-to-date and carefully researched book, Dr. Murray shares the latest scientific findings about the power and efficacy of medicinal herbs.
About the Author:
Michael T. Murray, N.D. is widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine. He is a graduate, faculty member, and serves on the Board of Trustees of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Murray is the co-author of A Textbook of Natural Medicine, the definitive textbook on naturopathic medicine for physicians, as well as the consumer version - Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. He has also written over 20 other books including The Healing Power of Herbs and The Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements.
As a consultant to the health food industry, Dr. Murray has been instrumental in bringing many effective natural products to North America, including:
·Glucosamine sulfate
·St. John's wort extract
·Ginkgo biloba extract
·Silymarin
·Enteric coated peppermint oil
·Saw palmetto berry extract
For the past twenty years, Dr. Murray has been compiling a massive database of original scientific studies from the medical literature. He has personally collected over 50,000 articles from the scientific literature which provide strong evidence on the effectiveness of diet, vitamins, minerals, glandular extracts, herbs, and other natural measures in the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease. It is from this constantly expanding database that Dr. Murray provides the answers on health and healing. According to Dr. Murray: "One of the great myths about natural medicines is that they are not scientific. The fact of the matter is that for most common illnesses there is greater support in the medical literature for a natural approach than there is for drugs or surgery."
Unfortunately, many people are not aware of the natural approach that can put them on the road to lifelong health. Michael T. Murray, N.D. has dedicated his life to educating physicians, patients, and the general public on the tremendous healing power of nature. In addition to his books, which have cumulative sales of over two million copies, Dr. Murray has written thousands of articles, appeared on hundreds of radio and TV programs, and lectured to hundreds of thousands of people nationwide.
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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How to Prevent and Treat Cancer With Natural Medicine by Michael T. Murray (Editor), Tim Birdsall, Joseph E. Pizzorno, Paul Reilly
From Publishers Weekly:
This encyclopedic compendium of "natural" medicinal strategies offers encouragement and much sound advice to cancer patients and those seeking to ward off the disease. The authors, doctors of naturopathy, advocate complementing, not replacing, standard therapies with alternative therapies to prevent cancer, slow its progress and cope with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Their emphasis is on nutrition and diet, including vitamin and mineral supplements rich in antioxidants and heavy doses of herbal teas and fish oil, but they also cover acupuncture, hydrotherapy and massage. Their sober approach cites numerous medical studies, including those with conflicting results, to back up their claims, and warns readers when natural medicines are contraindicated or might interfere with standard medications. The sometimes bewildering amount of information is clearly summarized in bullet-pointed regimens tailored to specific kinds of cancer and treatment protocols, and accompanied with sample menus and recipes to make a low-fat, low-sodium, hot-dog-free (studies link the consumption of cured meats to childhood cancers such as leukemia) diet more palatable. While the scientific jury is still out on the efficacy of some of the authors' recommendations, their basic program-stop smoking and drinking, exercise, eat lots of whole grains, fruits and vegetables-is uncontroversial.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description:
From a team of prestigious American doctors comes a comprehensive, practical approach to combating and preventing cancer. Readers can asses their risk of cancer through a unique screening questionnaire, learn to change their internal environment to prevent cancer, and discover the science that supports the significant roles that emotions and attitudes play in prevention and treatment. The authors offer precise combinations of food, vitamins, herbs, minerals, and supplements to help with:
* Prevention by lowering your risk of getting cancer
* Treatment by using the body's natural healing power to stop the growth and spread of disease
* Coping with fatigue, weight loss, hair loss, and other side effects of chemotherapy and radiation
This invaluable book provides proven methods of natural healing intended to complement conventional cancer treatments. With special recommendations for breast, prostate, lung, skin, and colon cancers, this is one of the most important health books anyone will ever read.
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies by Phyllis A. Balch
The popularity of herbal medicine has exploded during the past decade, with herbal remedies becoming increasingly available in such conventional outlets as drugstores and even supermarkets. Prescription for Herbal Healing brings to herbal medicine the same in-depth, easy-to-understand information and accessible style that Prescription for Nutritional Healing successfully brought to diet and nutritional supplements.
This book is divided into three parts for easy reference. Part I discusses the basic principles of herbal medicine and outlines the properties and characteristics of some one hundred sixty single herbs and sixty herbal combination formulas. Part II describes more than one hundred fifty common disorders, conveniently arranged in alphabetical order from acne to yeast infection, and names the herbal therapies that can be used in the treatment of those conditions. Part III is a guide to using various kinds of herbal and other alternative therapies. In addition, it includes self-diagnostic tests and boxed insets throughout, which offer detailed information on a wide variety of topics.
Complete coverage of Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs make this volume entirely comprehensive, and thorough scientific references lend it an authority not found in any other herbal book. Prescription for Herbal Healing is the definitive herbal resource and is a necessity for any health-conscious consumer.
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine by N.D. Michael T. Murray (Author), N.D. Joseph Pizzorno (Author)
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine weighs three pounds and nine ounces, has 946 pages, and is as informative as it is hefty. The authors are naturopathic doctors--they focus on promoting health and treating disease with nontoxic, natural therapies. Naturopathic medicine follows these seven principles:
- Do no harm: use safe, effective, natural therapies.
- Nature has healing powers: the physician's job is to enhance the body's natural power to heal itself.
- Identify and treat the cause: find the cause, rather than just suppress the symptoms.
- Treat the whole person: administer to the patient's physical, mental/emotional, spiritual, and social sides.
- The physician is a teacher: educate and motivate patients to take more responsibility for their health.
- Prevention is the best cure: health-supporting life habits prevent disease.
- Establish health and wellness: increase the patient's positive physical and mental state.
This book shows you how to improve your health through a positive mental attitude, healthy lifestyle, health-promoting diet, and supplements, with plenty of practical tips. Learn disease prevention through enhancing key body systems. The bulk of the book details natural remedies for treating more than 70 ailments. Each includes symptoms, description, therapeutic considerations (with discussion of studies), and a treatment summary, including nutritional supplements and botanical (herbal) medicines. If you have a disease, this book will give you a valuable perspective on natural treatments. If you're well, it will give you many pointers for maintaining and enhancing your health. --Joan Price
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herbal remedy, alternative medicine, alternative health
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Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide by Burton Goldberg, John W. Anderson, Larry Trivieri
The Definitive Guide is known as the Bible of alternative medicine. You may very well want to use a dictionary stand for this hefty tome; it weighs in at more than 1,000 pages. Nearly 400 doctors (M.D.s, Ph.D.s, naturopaths, Doctors of Oriental Medicine, and osteopaths) contribute their cutting-edge knowledge, and the list of names is impressive. You'll find words of advice from Joseph Pizzorno, the president of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington; C. Norman Shealy, the cofounder of the American Holistic Medical Association; Nobel laureate Linus Pauling; Deepak Chopra; and Joan Borysenko, author and director of the Mind-Body Health Sciences in Boulder, Colorado.
After an intriguing, optimistic look at "The Future of Medicine," the book is divided into two sections. The first profiles 43 alternative therapies--acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, qigong, hyperthermia, and yoga among them--including their development, how they work, proven uses, and controversial or yet-to-be-proven uses, along with contact information for organizations. The second section covers 105 topics such as headaches, mental health, and allergies, along with the alternative therapies that are most likely to help alleviate pain and encourage healing. This guide is easy enough to understand to make it perfect for home reference, while it would also make a fine resource for health care providers interesting in learning more about alternative medicine. --Erica Jorgensen
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